Colorado State University Athletics
Tuesday, September 26
Laramie, Wyo.
6:30 PM MT
Colorado State
13-2, 3-0MW
3
at
0
Wyoming
6-9, 1-2MW
1
2
3
F
Colorado State
25
25
25
3
Wyoming
17
21
13
0
Team Stats
CSU
WY
Kills
41
31
Errors
14
17
Attempts
91
91
Hitting %
.297
.154
Points
53.0
39.0
Assists
38
30
Aces
4
2
Blocks
8.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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Recap: Colorado State Volleyball uses Huge Runs in Sweep over Cowgirls
9/26/2017 9:04:00 PM | Volleyball
LARAMIE, Wyo. – The No. 24 Colorado State volleyball team trailed 15-13 in the first set before constructing a 12-2 run to take the set and went on to sweep Wyoming on Tuesday night in Mountain West volleyball. The Rams move to 13-2 overall and 3-0 in conference play.
Both Rams' outside hitters Sanja Cizmic and Breana Runnels led the attack as Cizmic led with 13 kills and Runnels with 11. Both hit very efficiently finishing over a .500 clip. Katie Oleksak paced the offense with 34 assists, while also adding four blocks and nine digs. Paulina Hougaard-Jensen recorded six stuffs and McKenna Thornlow and Cizmic contributed nine saves.
The Rams started the match trailing as the Cowgirls jumped out to a 5-4 lead. Wyoming would continue to control the match and led 15-12 before Colorado State flipped a switch. CSU would go on a 12-2 tear down the stretch and take the set 25-17.
The second frame started with both teams fighting for the lead as the set was tied at 11-11. The Rams again put together small runs to keep the advantage, but Wyoming kept the set close – keeping CSU to a one-point lead at 20-19. Colorado State finished the set off with a 5-2 run to take a 2-0 match lead with a 25-21 score.
Following the break, it was all Colorado State as the Rams built big leads at 5-1, 16-5 and 20-6 in the final frame. CSU secured its third conference victory and sweep, winning the set 25-13.
Colorado State will stay on the road and head south to Air Force on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m., match.
IN THEIR WORDS...
Tom Hilbert following the match...
"We just played really consistently in the sign-out game and held off some pretty good play by Wyoming in the beginning of the first and second sets. As it got to the end of sets, we kind of wore them down and they made some mistakes and we didn't. I thought our outside hitting was very good. I know Jasmine's (Hanna) numbers weren't incredible, but she was very patient, she got kills when we needed to. Breanna (Runnels) was awesome. Sanja (Cizmic) was awesome. Katie (Oleksak), when those people get hot she continues to give them the ball. We need to have more middle attacking, but we will."
On the outside hitters…
"They didn't make a lot of mistakes. All three outside hitters were patient and didn't make a lot of mistakes. Sanja (Cizmic) had a great blocking match up all night and it was lethal for us. She was good out of the back row even. Breana (Runnels) got hot and was finding holes in the block and she hit with such great velocity that they couldn't stop it."
On putting together runs at the end of sets…
"We were very good at the end of sets and we were able to string points together and that made the difference."
Both Rams' outside hitters Sanja Cizmic and Breana Runnels led the attack as Cizmic led with 13 kills and Runnels with 11. Both hit very efficiently finishing over a .500 clip. Katie Oleksak paced the offense with 34 assists, while also adding four blocks and nine digs. Paulina Hougaard-Jensen recorded six stuffs and McKenna Thornlow and Cizmic contributed nine saves.
The Rams started the match trailing as the Cowgirls jumped out to a 5-4 lead. Wyoming would continue to control the match and led 15-12 before Colorado State flipped a switch. CSU would go on a 12-2 tear down the stretch and take the set 25-17.
The second frame started with both teams fighting for the lead as the set was tied at 11-11. The Rams again put together small runs to keep the advantage, but Wyoming kept the set close – keeping CSU to a one-point lead at 20-19. Colorado State finished the set off with a 5-2 run to take a 2-0 match lead with a 25-21 score.
Following the break, it was all Colorado State as the Rams built big leads at 5-1, 16-5 and 20-6 in the final frame. CSU secured its third conference victory and sweep, winning the set 25-13.
Colorado State will stay on the road and head south to Air Force on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m., match.
IN THEIR WORDS...
Tom Hilbert following the match...
"We just played really consistently in the sign-out game and held off some pretty good play by Wyoming in the beginning of the first and second sets. As it got to the end of sets, we kind of wore them down and they made some mistakes and we didn't. I thought our outside hitting was very good. I know Jasmine's (Hanna) numbers weren't incredible, but she was very patient, she got kills when we needed to. Breanna (Runnels) was awesome. Sanja (Cizmic) was awesome. Katie (Oleksak), when those people get hot she continues to give them the ball. We need to have more middle attacking, but we will."
On the outside hitters…
"They didn't make a lot of mistakes. All three outside hitters were patient and didn't make a lot of mistakes. Sanja (Cizmic) had a great blocking match up all night and it was lethal for us. She was good out of the back row even. Breana (Runnels) got hot and was finding holes in the block and she hit with such great velocity that they couldn't stop it."
On putting together runs at the end of sets…
"We were very good at the end of sets and we were able to string points together and that made the difference."
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